Bunge Global (BG) Competitors

Bunge Global (NYSE:BG) and Archer Daniels Midland (NYSE:ADM) are both large-cap agricultural products companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer BG or ADM?

Bunge Global currently has a consensus price target of $85.33, suggesting a potential upside of 0.81%. Archer Daniels Midland has a consensus price target of $55.50, suggesting a potential downside of 11.44%. Given Bunge Global's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bunge Global is more favorable than Archer Daniels Midland.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bunge Global	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Archer Daniels Midland	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BG or ADM?

86.2% of Bunge Global shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.3% of Archer Daniels Midland shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Bunge Global shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Archer Daniels Midland shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, BG or ADM?

Bunge Global has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Archer Daniels Midland has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BG or ADM more profitable?

Bunge Global has a net margin of 2.71% compared to Archer Daniels Midland's net margin of 1.33%. Bunge Global's return on equity of 9.16% beat Archer Daniels Midland's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bunge Global	2.71%	9.16%	3.86%
Archer Daniels Midland	1.33%	8.43%	3.55%

Is BG or ADM a better dividend stock?

Bunge Global pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Archer Daniels Midland pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Bunge Global pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Archer Daniels Midland pays out 89.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Archer Daniels Midland has increased its dividend for 53 consecutive years. Bunge Global is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor BG or ADM?

In the previous week, Archer Daniels Midland had 5 more articles in the media than Bunge Global. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Archer Daniels Midland and 20 mentions for Bunge Global. Bunge Global's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Archer Daniels Midland's score of 1.48 indicating that Bunge Global is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bunge Global	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Archer Daniels Midland	20 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BG or ADM?

Archer Daniels Midland has higher revenue and earnings than Bunge Global. Bunge Global is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Archer Daniels Midland, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Bunge Global	$53.11B	0.32	$1.14B	$10.01	8.46
Archer Daniels Midland	$85.53B	0.35	$1.80B	$2.27	27.61

Summary

Bunge Global beats Archer Daniels Midland on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.